Josefo

/'ʒu.ze.fu/

//'ʒu.ze.fu// noun

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The verdict

“Josefo” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #67,583 among 464 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,583
frequency rank, Portuguese
464
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - prenome masculino

Key facts for Josefo
PropertyValue
HeadwordJosefo
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/'ʒu.ze.fu/
Letters6
Frequency rank#67,583
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Josefo” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Josefo lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Josefo is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #67,583 among 464 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /'ʒu.ze.fu/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "prenome masculino".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Josefo, a sign its spelling follows regular Portuguese conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is Josefo, spelled J-O-S-E-F-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    prenome masculino

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Josefo"?
"Josefo" is spelled J-O-S-E-F-O. The IPA pronunciation is /'ʒu.ze.fu/.
What does "Josefo" mean?
As a noun, "Josefo" means: prenome masculino
How do you pronounce "Josefo"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Josefo" is /'ʒu.ze.fu/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Josefo" come from?
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Using “Josefo”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is J-O-S-E-F-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /'ʒu.ze.fu/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list